Monday, April 17, 2017

Luzon grid on yellow alert again

MANILA, Philippines - Insufficient
supply plagued the Luzon grid again yesterday as several power plants affected
by the earthquakes over the weekend remained offline.

The National Grid Corp. of the
Philippines (NGCP) raised the yellow alert from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
to 3 p.m. as available capacity was only at 10,090 megawatts while peak demand
was projected at 9,328 MW.

The Manila Electric Co.
(Meralco) said power reserves were inadequate because the San Gabriel, San
Lorenzo modules 50 and 60 as well as Avion 2 were not yet operational.